Sticky Pork belly bites are juicy, tender mouth-watering pork recipes made with garlic and other simple ingredients. These are tender pork cubes taken from the pork belly, and a delicious dish is prepared quickly in 20 minutes. The recipe for pork bites is crispy and easy to prepare and full of flavor. Check how to prepare the quick sticky sweet garlic pork bites.
This pork belly bites recipe is very juicy and tender from the inside. It’s a quick-fried dish prepared within 20 minutes. It is the best pork dish for good party snacks, appetizers, starter dishes, or side dishes.
When cooked, pork belly releases most of its fat, but enough remains to produce pockets of deliciousness in the meat. Also a very popular choice in many cuisines.
This pork belly is the perfect choice for this best juicy, tender, and sticky garlic pork bites recipe.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound or 500 grams pork belly
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
FOR SAUCE
- 1 inch fresh ginger grated
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- red chilli optional
- spring onions for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
- For Pork Belly Bites, cut the pork belly evenly into medium sized cubes.
- Place these cut pork cubes into the medium bowl. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper to it. Nicely rub this added mixture over the cubes evenly on all sides.
- Take a frying pan (heavy bottomed) add oil to it on high heat. Fry the pork cubes for nearly 5 minutes on each side or until golden and heated through. While flipping turn the heat to medium high. And if the pork cubes are getting too brown turn the heat to medium.
- Take a slotted spoon, remove the fried cubes from the pan. Discard the remaining fat.
- Prepare Sauce, when the pork is getting cooked. Take a small bowl and add grated ginger, minced garlic, cider vinegar, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and honey. Mix them well to prepare the sauce.
- Finally, add the cooked pork bites to the pan and pour the sauce prepared all over. Cook tossing for 3 – 5 minutes on medium-low heat. Cook till the pork cubes are well coated, sticky, glossy and the sauce reduces. The sticky garlic pork belly bites are ready, serve them by sprinkling spring onions and red chilli.
NOTES
- It is better to use meat thermometer. The internal temperature of the cooked pork bites should be 145°F
- After frying the pork cubes, discard the remaining fat in the pan
- Better to use splatter screen while frying, to avoid the hot splashes of fat
